Vulnerability in PHP

CVE-2022-31628

In PHP versions before 7.4.31, 8.0.24 and 8.1.11, the phar uncompressor code would recursively uncompress "quines" gzip files, resulting in an infinite loop.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (48.0th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 48.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-31628: held from 0.006 to 0.006.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-31628?
CVE-2022-31628 is a low-severity vulnerability in PHP, classified under Uncontrolled Recursion. CVSS score: 2.3/10. Published 2022-09-28.
How severe is CVE-2022-31628?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-31628 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.